Self-filling fountain-pen.



PATENTED JULY 14, 1903.

G. A. FABER.

SELF FILLING FOUNTAIN PEN.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 22, 1902.

No MODEL.`

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Patented July 14, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES A. FABER, OF TOLEDO, OHIO.

SELF-FILLING FOUNTAIN-PEN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 733,827, dated July 14,1903. Application tiledNovember 22, 1902. Serial liIo. 132,445. (Nomodel.) v

My invention relates to improvements inself-filling fountain-pens; andits object is to provide improved means for filling the pen withoutopening it and for so covering the filling device when not in use as tokeep it out of sight, out of the way, and out of danger from accidentaloperation.

It consists in the combination, witha hollow cylindrical case or holder,of a tube of soft rubber or other elastic material and acompressor-lever within the holder extending parallel with the tube,which leveris pivoted in the holder at both ends thereof and is operatedby a handle protruding from the 11p-v per end of the holder, whichhandle whenv not in use is covered by a tight-itting cap forming a shortextension of the holder.

I am aware that in fountain-pens the use of an elastic ink-reservoirwith means for so compressing it and releasing it as to draw the inkuplinto the partial vacuum thus made is not new, and my inventionrelates only to certain improved details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed.

In theaccompanying drawings, Figure lis a longitudinal section of afountain-pen embodying my improvements. Fig. 2 isa crosssection of thesame. Fig. 3 is a top View of the penholder with the cap or shortextension removed, and Fig. 4 is a side elevation of thecompressor-lever.

Similar reference-numerals refer to similar parts throughout the severalviews.

The holder 1 is a hollow cylinder of hard rubber or other suitablematerial closed at one end except for the bearing'll and slot 13, madeto receive the lever, and open at the other end. The pen-socket 2,adapted to lit into the open end of the holder, is of the orerably madeslightly concave to obtain a better hold upon the ink-reservoir, and theholder is made, preferably, with the side opposite the lever of greaterthickness than the other like portions of the holder, as shown at 15 inFig. 2, 'so as to form in conjunction with the lever 7 a V-shapedreceptacle with slightly concave sides, within whichthe ink-reservoirrests.

The lever 7 is operated bya handle 8, protruding from the top end of thepenholder. Around the upper end of the holder is a shoulder 14., ontowhich is fitted a cap 5, adapted to'cover and protect the handle of thelever and making a short extension of the penholder. Said cap 5 ispreferably of a little less diameter than the body of the holder 1, sothat the cap 4, which is ordinarily used to protect the pen when not inuse and as an extension of the holder when in use, will not bind uponsaid cap 5.

The lever 7 is inserted into the penholder through the slot 13 and isthen turned to the position shown in Figs. 2 and 3 before theink-reservoir and pen-socket are inserted at the open end of the holder.As will be readily seen, the lever with the reservoir in place will notturn sufficiently, to come out of its bearings or be withdrawn from theholder.

The construction and arrangementof the parts being thus made known, itis thought that the method of filling the pen will be readilyunderstood. w v

After the caps 4 and 5 are removed the pen is inserted in a body of ink,and'byturning the lever upon the ink-reservoir the latter is compressedand the air or'liquid in it is eX- pelled. Then by releasing thepressure of the lever upon the reservoir the latter expands of its ownelasticity to its original size and shape, and the ink flows up to fillthe partial Vacuum thus created.

Should the pen become clogged with dry ink, dust, or any other foreignsubstance, it is easily cleansed by inserting itinto Water or ink andpumping the liquid several times through the channel connecting the penwith the reservoir. lVhen the penis filled, replace the cap 5, which canbe held in place either by screw-threads or by friction, as may be foundmost practicable, and the pen presents the appearance of any ordinaryfountain-pen, with the self-filling mechanism entirely concealed fromView and out of the way.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In a self-filling fountain-pen the combination with an elasticinkreservoir of a coinpressorlever, pivoted in the penholder at bothends, a handle on said lever projecting from the upper end of thepenholder and a lmovable cap or extension of the holder adapted to coverand protect the handle of the lever, all substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES A. FABER.

Witnesses: Y

W. H. WAGEns, A. T. GOORLEY.

